<VV> EFI / DIS /ECU / OBDII vs Points and carbs..

[Mark Durham]

Thanks Matt, I understand your point of view. I drove my original Corvair
180K miles with few repairs and only one or two breakdowns, a fuel pump and
a broken generator. The basic engine core is very reliable as designed.

I'm doing the conversion to EFI, because I want to. Because it challenges me
intellectually. Because I want that existing reliable engine to be the best
I can make it. I want my wife to be able to drive it without having to
remember the little quirks it takes to get it started hot. So, there it is.

People do mods because they want to. There are some mods that do make the
cars more reliable. My EM had a generator. It was troublesome on my first
car, so this one now has a alternator. I was doing continual tune ups and
points adjustments it seemed, and the plugs required changing every 20K
miles or sooner, or they would start to cut out. So, the pertronix II and
platinum plugs of today has been a good addition.

The EFI is a choice. We all have our reasons for what we do, and thats just
fine. The thought process to do EFI is no different than wanting to change a
stock car to different wheels or tires, and adding disc brakes, or a Tach to
a car that does not have one. You do it because you want to "fix it up in
some way". Some changes take a bit of time, others you pay someone else to
do for you. The choice is yours.

but above all Enjoy yourselves in the process. :):)

Mark Durham

On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com> wrote:

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> All with Rochester 1 barrel carburetorS model HV. And they work quite well.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
> Enjoying the simple life
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> First let me say I'm the first one to to say I only travel more than 1,000
> miles in a NEW car....I mean a Rental car....usually less than 6 mths old..
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> And I do it because of the comfort , mileage, performance and SAFETY....and
> reliability???   Why I rent...  at least no cost if I break down.
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> But..within  500 miles  I drive my '90  Isuzu Trooper  EFI  4 cyl. with
> 205k,  my 67 110/pg  187k,  my 66 Weber'd Turbo or my  65 Crown v8...
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> And I have never been towed in a Corvair!!  nor stranded....
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> All are electric fuel pumped, not for reliability...but for ease of
> procurement when on the road, and cost...
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> 67  has points,  66 has Petronix  and the v8 a Mallory Unilite.
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> My 67  gets 21-22mpg  around town...27-29  on the road trips.
> They all start in any weather easily..and last Dec.  we had 11 F  morning
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>  This summer I was in 107 deg. temps with the '67...no problems AC
>  wouldn't fix!! ggggg
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> Although I love technology and what it does..... and I worked with the
> latest for most of 39 years..see picture, I cannot  see any reason  to
> modernize a Vair....
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> Note:  I am not much of a builder... I'm a Repairman..and I repair  with
> normally "good USED Parts"  IE  Road tested"!!!
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> So,  like Timothy,  I see no "Advantage"  in changing anything, except for
> Savings and ease of procurement, if needed...
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> ps   I drove one Vair daily for 3 years...60 k miles..I drove a Vair from
> San Diego to Las Vegas   ONCE...and another to Tahoe  ONCE
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> Unlike Tim....I got smart!!... or is it soft???  LOL!!
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> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
> http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/reswr0kp/
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